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オタクに優しいギャルはいない!? [Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!?] #1
オタクに優しいギャルはいない!? (1)
あまり大きな声で好きと言えない“女児向けアニメ”が好きなオタク 瀬尾卓也。ある日、クラスのギャル 天音さんと伊地知さんに絡まれたのだが、何やら天音さんもオタクの匂いが…?「オタクに優しいギャル」たちとオタクくんのスクールカーストラブコメディ第1巻!!
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Published March 19, 2022
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December 29, 2025
Cute, but I really don’t like the set up for two friends to possibly end up fighting over the same boy.
Also, I find it strange that he has NO friends. They don’t have to watch the same anime he is into. I have friends who love to read and we don’t read the same genres, but we get together and geek out over our respective stans. Why can’t he have an otaku friend who geeks out over a mecha anime? They can joke about how the other is weird, but still back each other up and be respectful of each other’s preferences.
3, I wish this had some more meat on its bones re: friendship, stars.
Also, I find it strange that he has NO friends. They don’t have to watch the same anime he is into. I have friends who love to read and we don’t read the same genres, but we get together and geek out over our respective stans. Why can’t he have an otaku friend who geeks out over a mecha anime? They can joke about how the other is weird, but still back each other up and be respectful of each other’s preferences.
3, I wish this had some more meat on its bones re: friendship, stars.
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November 7, 2025
Here’s another book that tries to mix my peanut butter (gyaru) with my green olives (otaku) and it turns out to be pretty okay. It survives by being genuinely funny and reminding me of a somewhat lamer version of the Archie/Betty/Veronica love triangle.
Look, I’ve lived the life of somebody with nerdy tendencies (who has, like our male lead, also really liked girly anime/manga, and still does) who has attracted a far cooler female. It happens, but these portrayals can be real iffy and annoying and it is all real obvious wish-fulfillment.
Otaku-kun (aka Seo) gets two flavours of gal and that’s where things get interesting. Ijichi is the classic example of type, bubbly and outgoing. Amane is the cooler type (her frosting some dudes later is fantastic), who also definitely isn’t hardcore into the same girly show our lead is into.
The biggest failing here is that the story doesn’t do enough to sell why either of these two would be all that interested in Seo. He’s too eager to talk and awkward as hell, but genuinely nice, but not to the extent that he does anything to warrant the attention he gets. Maybe his art? Again, love is love, but I wanted a. It more.
That said, everything else kind of makes up for it. Amane and her closeted anime obsession (I appreciate how much detail went into what is essentially a blended Sailor Moon and Pokemon parody) are a hoot. The story finds an impressive number of ways to iterate on these jokes and I love how the manga portrays her rapid movements. I can see how it would work in an anime and it would be a ton of fun.
Ijichi’s big thing is that she wears glasses, is smarter than both Seo and Akane put together, and dresses way down when she’s helping out her massive family, but doesn’t want anybody to know. She gets less to do, but she’s still fun. It is really Amane’s story that sells this book.
Seo’s kind of a drip, which is the point, but I appreciate that he’s happy to have these friendships and recognizes these are very attractive females without going crazy overboard about it. This balances its thirsty and comedy levels just right.
And, while the romance is half-baked, the friendship is not. Amane and Seo really bond over the anime they’re into and Ijichi is laid back enough that she comes along for the ride. That part at least skirts credulity. They’re now in a scenario where they both want him, less credible, but it does seem to be fun, which is the point.
Which is all fine - that one joke about Amane carries a lot of this and gets iterated on in a ton of goofy ways. Yes, seeing Seo being accepted for himself is fine, but it’s the comedy mined from Amane that makes it really enjoyable.
3.5 stars - you could do a lot worse, which sounds mean, but is pretty true and I say that because this is absolutely better than I was expecting. It’s basically Archie, and I like Archie, so that’s good enough for me.
Look, I’ve lived the life of somebody with nerdy tendencies (who has, like our male lead, also really liked girly anime/manga, and still does) who has attracted a far cooler female. It happens, but these portrayals can be real iffy and annoying and it is all real obvious wish-fulfillment.
Otaku-kun (aka Seo) gets two flavours of gal and that’s where things get interesting. Ijichi is the classic example of type, bubbly and outgoing. Amane is the cooler type (her frosting some dudes later is fantastic), who also definitely isn’t hardcore into the same girly show our lead is into.
The biggest failing here is that the story doesn’t do enough to sell why either of these two would be all that interested in Seo. He’s too eager to talk and awkward as hell, but genuinely nice, but not to the extent that he does anything to warrant the attention he gets. Maybe his art? Again, love is love, but I wanted a. It more.
That said, everything else kind of makes up for it. Amane and her closeted anime obsession (I appreciate how much detail went into what is essentially a blended Sailor Moon and Pokemon parody) are a hoot. The story finds an impressive number of ways to iterate on these jokes and I love how the manga portrays her rapid movements. I can see how it would work in an anime and it would be a ton of fun.
Ijichi’s big thing is that she wears glasses, is smarter than both Seo and Akane put together, and dresses way down when she’s helping out her massive family, but doesn’t want anybody to know. She gets less to do, but she’s still fun. It is really Amane’s story that sells this book.
Seo’s kind of a drip, which is the point, but I appreciate that he’s happy to have these friendships and recognizes these are very attractive females without going crazy overboard about it. This balances its thirsty and comedy levels just right.
And, while the romance is half-baked, the friendship is not. Amane and Seo really bond over the anime they’re into and Ijichi is laid back enough that she comes along for the ride. That part at least skirts credulity. They’re now in a scenario where they both want him, less credible, but it does seem to be fun, which is the point.
Which is all fine - that one joke about Amane carries a lot of this and gets iterated on in a ton of goofy ways. Yes, seeing Seo being accepted for himself is fine, but it’s the comedy mined from Amane that makes it really enjoyable.
3.5 stars - you could do a lot worse, which sounds mean, but is pretty true and I say that because this is absolutely better than I was expecting. It’s basically Archie, and I like Archie, so that’s good enough for me.
February 24, 2026
83%
I went into this a bit cautiously - most rom-com, slice-of-life manga don’t really hit for me nowadays, compared to when I was in high school and loved lots of them, lol. But I was actually very pleasantly surprised with this one.
Luckily, this didn’t relent to the many basic, boring plots and tropes that many of these types of manga use. There’s still one or two that happen, like the love triangle, but I’m glad this series actually tried to do something a little different. Like, number one, the concept wasn’t stretched for 100 chapters, thank the lord. Most manga would keep up this game of ‘is she an otaku?’ for far too long, so I respect the writer for doing away with it pretty quickly.
Also, the way the chapters are split in this is pretty interesting. It’s like somewhere in between a 4koma and a regular manga, where one ‘chapter’ is actually made up of six or so smaller, short chapters. It’s kinda unique.
I quite liked the three main characters. The MC, Seo, is a bit plain for sure, but compared to most rom-com protagonists he’s waaaay more interesting to read and isn’t just a complete self-insert with no personality. Amane and Ichiji are also both very fun characters, and I like how they all interact with each other. And it has to be said… Ijichi is BEST GIRL. Love triangles like this in manga always make me a little sad though, since I know eventually one character is gonna have their heart broken.
I guess I’ll have to wait and see how this plays out. I’m definitely gonna pick up the next volume, tho!
I went into this a bit cautiously - most rom-com, slice-of-life manga don’t really hit for me nowadays, compared to when I was in high school and loved lots of them, lol. But I was actually very pleasantly surprised with this one.
Luckily, this didn’t relent to the many basic, boring plots and tropes that many of these types of manga use. There’s still one or two that happen, like the love triangle, but I’m glad this series actually tried to do something a little different. Like, number one, the concept wasn’t stretched for 100 chapters, thank the lord. Most manga would keep up this game of ‘is she an otaku?’ for far too long, so I respect the writer for doing away with it pretty quickly.
Also, the way the chapters are split in this is pretty interesting. It’s like somewhere in between a 4koma and a regular manga, where one ‘chapter’ is actually made up of six or so smaller, short chapters. It’s kinda unique.
I quite liked the three main characters. The MC, Seo, is a bit plain for sure, but compared to most rom-com protagonists he’s waaaay more interesting to read and isn’t just a complete self-insert with no personality. Amane and Ichiji are also both very fun characters, and I like how they all interact with each other. And it has to be said… Ijichi is BEST GIRL. Love triangles like this in manga always make me a little sad though, since I know eventually one character is gonna have their heart broken.
I guess I’ll have to wait and see how this plays out. I’m definitely gonna pick up the next volume, tho!
April 11, 2025
This is still an on-going manga but it's so sweet. Seo-kun is an otaku who befriended 2 gals. Overtime their friendship grows & love begins to blossom. I wonder if a couple will arise from this story or if it's just one of those 'power of friendship' typa vibes, but either way it's still a good read.
November 5, 2025
Wholesome and trope-y. Cute af.
November 9, 2025
DNF’d after maybe 30 pages. Not for me.
November 11, 2025
Both gals were so cute. I would date them both. And I love the otaku stuff, seeing the three of them get closer and more. So fun!
January 28, 2026
This was a really cute first volume. I like how the girls don't make fun of Seo's interests and encourage him to indulge in his hobbies. I will definitely be picking up the next volume.
March 20, 2026
Takuya Seo is a hardcore otaku who sits behind two gorgeous gyaru girls in class, the bubbly, outgoing, more traditional gyaru Ijichi, and the much more subdued kogal gyaru Amane. Seo believes he has no chance with either girl, until a chance encounter over a borrowed eraser has Amane let slip accidentally that she might have more nerdy interests in common with Seo she dares to let on in public. The only other person to notice is Ijichi, who encourages a friendship between Seo and Amane, and maybe more, while also trying to do the same thing herself with the ever increasingly flustered Seo.
This was charming as hell, and much better written than it had any right to be, even with the mild fan service elements. Mixing gyaru and otaku has long been a trope in manga, and it seems to be one that's increasing in popularity.
This was charming as hell, and much better written than it had any right to be, even with the mild fan service elements. Mixing gyaru and otaku has long been a trope in manga, and it seems to be one that's increasing in popularity.
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